The Irish standard., 1887-08-06
CAVAN.


CAVAN.
Late on the night of July Ia fife and
drum Orange party halted on the pub
lie road i:nm ediately beneath the win
dows Of st. Patrick's College, Cayan,
and rehearsed "Kick the Pope and
stThe Boyne Water" with the evident
intention of disturbing and insulting
the priests of the Kilmore Diocese, who
were there on spiritual retreat.
CLARE. .5
On July Mrs. Kennedy, farmers
wife, was drowned while bathing in a
lake adjacent to her residence at
Moyree.
CORK.
At the Fermoy Quarter Sessions on
July 4 a large number Of ejectments
were granted on the Kingston estate.
DERRY.
n drummer boy of the Royal Artil-
lery named Baxendine was drowned
while bathing near Ebringt0n Barracks
on June Is.
DONEGAL.
On June 25 Robert Allison, Of Augh-
avennon, Rathmullan, was drowned
while fishing near his home.
DOWN.
at che Newry Quarter Sessions, held
on July 4, before County Court Judge
Lefroy, in the Trevor Hill court house,
there were but six unimportant cases to
go before The jury.
DUBLIN.
a. destructive fire broke out in Jane
son, Pim g. Co.'s brewery, Anne street,
on July 7. The greater portion of 5000
barrsls of malt was destroyed.
On the recommendation Of Lord
Monck, lieutenant of the county, the
Lord Chancellor has appointed Joseph
Christie, OF Newtown House, Swords, a
magistrate for the county.
GALWAY.
There was only one criminal case for
trial at the Galway Quarter Sessions on
June 30, but the land-thieves were
present in great force and applied for
forty-six ejectment DEGREES.
KERRY.
The Tralee Board Of Guardians, on
July 5, directed that number OF
laborers Who had not paid their rent for
the cottages they obtained should be
prosecuted.
KILDARE.
Justice Harrison on July opened
the Commission of Assize for the
County Kildare. and Informed the
grand jury that there were but five
criminal cases for trial, none of them of
a very serious nature.
LEITRIM.
The Assizes for this county were
opened in the court house, Carrick-on-
Shannon, on July 8, by Lord Chief
Baron. The business Of the session was
light. Patrick Waters and eight others,
who were charged with obstructing and
the Sheriff In the discharge
of his duty at an eviction. were dis
charged.
LONDONDERRY.
On July 6, two grand steamers were
launched from the new shib- building
ward OF Charles j. Bjggar, on the Foyle.
The event was witnessed by 5000 per-
sons and is regarded as the revival of
the ship building interest in Derry. The
new vessels are-the Foyle, steel screw
steamer, of 400 gross tonnage, 70 feet in
length, and intended for the Mediter.
and the Victoria, a ferry
steamer, to be used on the Foyle at
Derry, $50 feet long. The christening
ceremonies attending the launch of the
steamers were held afterwards, and
were attended by the Mayor of Derry
and others
LONGFORD.
The assizes for this county were
opened on July S BY Justices Murphy
and Lawson. There were but three
cases to go before the jury. Three
men named Henry MEG Giveny, William
Kane, end Patrick Cuffe were indicted
for. having, on Decembe Is, 1880, MUIR
dered q man named James Muligan,
who was the broth her-in- law Of the pris-
oner McGiveny. An applic ication to
postpone the trial was granted on the
ground that further imp portant evidence
be. .ffurni shed. lichael Cunning
ham Wasindicted for the manslaughterl
S. Michael Healy on October IS, 1ss6.I